Excellence in Coaching: The Industry Guide - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749446374 ISBN 13: 9780749446376

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2006

Synopsis

<p><i><b>Excellence in Coaching</b></i> presents cutting-edge thinking in the field of workplace coaching. Leading practitioners in the field, including Sir John Whitmore (author of the bestselling <i><b>Coaching for Performance</b></i>) and Cary Cooper (author of <i><b>Shut Up and Listen</b></i>), offer a breadth of perspectives and insights into the range of coaching disciplines.<br><br>This comprehensive industry guide enables coaches to achieve personal excellence with a groundbreaking collection of best-practice material covering: setting up and running your coaching practice; transpersonal coaching; behavioural coaching - the GROW model; integrative coaching; solution-focused coaching; intercultural coaching; cognitive behavioural coaching; coaching and stress; NLP coaching; coaching ethics.<br><br><i><b>Excellence in Coaching</b></i> is essential reading for practising coaches as well as for anyone studying coaching through the ILM, coaching training, a Master's course, or more generally as part of a psychology or business degree. If you only have one coaching book on your shelf, this is the one to have.<br><br><b>Includes contributions from:</b><br><br>John Whitmore Carol Wilson Katherine Tulpa Graham Alexander Michael Neenan Alex Szabo Ian McDermott Dr Anthony M Grant Philippe Rosiniski María Alicia Peña Cary L Cooper Geoffrey Abbott Allard de Jong Dr Peter Hawkins Frank Bresser Hetty Einzig<br><br><b>Published with the Association for Coaching</b> <i>Promoting excellence &amp; ethics in coaching</i><br><br>The Association for Coaching is an independent, non-profit professional body whose aim is to promote best practice and to raise the awareness and standards of coaching while providing value-added benefits to its members - whether they are professional coaches or organizations involved in coaching. Find out more at www.associationforcoaching.com.</p>

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<b>The Association for Coaching (AC)</b> is an independent, non-profit professional body with the goal to advance the profession of coaching worldwide. Its members are made up of professional coaches, providers of coaching, and organizations building coaching cultures in over 90 countries. The AC is headquartered in London, UK.

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<p><b>Introduction</b><br><br> <i>Jonathan Passmore</i><br><br> <b>Part 1 The Business of Coaching</b><br><br> <b>1 What is coaching?</b><br><br> <i>Frank Bresser and Carol Wilson</i><br><br> Coaching: the new profession; Defining coaching; Coaching qualities, skills and competences; Coaching, counselling, psychotherapy and mentoring; The benefits of coaching<br><br> <b>2 Coaching within organizations</b><br><br> <i>Katherine Tulpa (illustrations by Phillip Cornwall)</i><br><br> The need for the human touch; Organizational coaching framework<br><br> <b>3 Setting up and running your coaching practice</b><br><br> <i>Alex Szabo</i><br><br> Planning for success; Setting up a coaching practice; Your operations; Sales and marketing; Yourself; Conclusions<br><br> <b>Part 2 Coaching Models and Approaches</b><br><br> <b>4 Behavioural coaching -- the GROW model</b><br><br> <i>Graham Alexander</i><br><br> The GROW coaching model explained; The GROW model; When does the GROW model work best?; Tools and techniques; Ten key questions to guide your way<br><br> <b>5 Solution-focused coaching</b><br><br> <i>Anthony M Grant</i><br><br> The solution-focused coaching model explained; Core characteristics of solution-focused coaching; When does the solution-focused approach work best?; Tools and techniques; Strategic overview of a solution-focused coaching intervention; Ten key questions to guide your way; Summary<br><br> <b>6 Cognitive behavioural coaching</b><br><br> <i>Michael Neenan</i><br><br> The cognitive behavioural coaching model explained; When does CBC work best?; Tools and techniques; Ten key questions to guide your way; Conclusion<br><br> <b>7 NLP coaching</b><br><br> <i>Ian McDermott</i><br><br> The NLP coaching model explained; When does NLP coaching work best?; Tools and techniques; Ten key questions to guide your way<br><br> <b>8 Transpersonal coaching</b><br><br> <i>John Whitmore and Hetty Einzig</i><br><br> The transpersonal coaching model explained; When does transpersonal coaching work best?; Tools and techniques; Ten key questions to guide your way; Conclusion<br><br> <b>9 Integrative coaching</b><br><br> <i>Jonathan Passmore</i><br><br> The integrative coaching model explained; When does integrative coaching work best?; Tools and techniques; Ten key questions to guide your way<br><br> <b>10 Intercultural coaching</b><br><br> <i>Philippe Rosinski and Geoffrey Abbott</i><br><br> Integrating culture into coaching; Embracing diversity; Leveraging alternative cultural perspectives; The global coaching process; Cross-cultural work in practice; Conclusions<br><br> <b>11 Coaching and stress</b><br><br> <i>María Alicia Peña and Cary L Cooper</i><br><br> Why focus on stress?; How can coaching help to manage stress?; Managing stress: a comprehensive approach; How can stress be prevented?<br><br> <b>Part 3 Professional Issues</b><br><br> <b>12 Coaching ethics: integrity in the moment of choice.</b><br><br> <i>Allard de Jong</i><br><br> Why are ethics important in coaching?; What is meant by ethics?; The foundations of ethical thinking; Ethical principles that guide coaching practice; Modern society and 'new ethics'; Ethical standards for coaching; Ethical themes and scenarios from coaching<br><br> <b>13 Coaching supervision</b><br><br> <i>Dr Peter Hawkins</i><br><br> What is supervision?; Role and purpose of supervision; Similarities and differences to counselling and psychotherapy supervision; The stages in a supervision session; The seven-eyed coaching supervision model; Training as a coaching supervisor</p>

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749446374
• ISBN 13: 9780749446376
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Jonathan Passmore